Engamma Sapatham
| Engamma Sapatham | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Screenplay by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Story by | R. Selvaraj |
| Produced by | S. Baskar |
| Starring | R. Muthuraman Sivakumar Jayachitra Vidhubala |
| Cinematography | Babu |
| Edited by | R. Vittal |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
Production company | Vijayabaskar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Engamma Sapatham (transl. My mother's vow) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The film stars R. Muthuraman, Sivakumar, Jayachitra and Vidhubala. It was released on 4 October 1974.[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Ammayila Sapatham (1975) and in Kannada as Vasantha Lakshmi (1978).[citation needed] The core plot of the 1994 Tamil film Vanaja Girija bore resemblance to the storyline of this film.[2]
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Cast
[edit]- R. Muthuraman as Sundaram
- Sivakumar as Kumaran
- Jayachitra as Chithra
- Vidhubala as Geetha
- Major Sundarrajan in Guest appearance
- Thengai Srinivasan in Guest appearance
- Suruli Rajan
- Senthamarai
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy
- Usilai Mani
- Manorama
- M. N. Rajam in Guest appearance
- Sukumari
- S. A. Ashokan
- Vijaya Chandrika
- Shanti
- Master Sekhar
Production
[edit]After Anbu Thangai, Muthuraman and Guhanathan were in search of a story for their next film. They listened to scripts from various screenwriters but none of them impressed them, they decided to approach Panchu Arunachalam who asked for two days time to complete the script. R. Selvaraj who was Arunachalam's assistant at that time suggested to handle revenge story in a lighter vein which impressed Arunachalam and wrote a screenplay which became Engamma Sapatham.[3] The film began production in April 1974.[4]
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.[5][6] Vijaya Bhaskar later reused the tune of the song "Anbu Megame" in the Telugu remake "Ammayila Sapatham" as "Neeli Meghamaa" and in the Kannada remake Vasantha Lakshmi (1978) as "Belli Modave".[citation needed]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Ennaiya Mulikare" | L. R. Eswari | Panchu Arunachalam |
| "Anbu Megame" 1 | Vani Jairam | Kannadasan |
| "Anbu Megame" 2 | Vani Jairam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| "Ilamai Azhaikindrathu" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, Vani Jairam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Panchu Arunachalam |
| "Unakkum Enakkum" | L. R. Anjali |
Reception
[edit]Kanthan of Kalki called it a film whose story structure seems to have vowed to lower the quality of the film world.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "எங்கம்மா சபதம் / Engamma Sabatham (1974)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ முத்துராமன், எஸ்.பி. (18 November 2015). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 34: காதல் பூக்கும் தருணம்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "திரைத்தொண்டர் - 10". Cinema Vikatan (in Tamil). 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "எங்கம்மா சபதம்". Navamani. 5 April 1974. p. 4. Archived from the original on 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
- ^ "Engamma Sabatham (1974)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Engamma Sabatham Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Vijayabhaskar". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ காந்தன் (3 November 1974). "எங்கம்மா சபதம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 51. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
